Razor



Aug. 18, 1936. J.; R. PAMPLIN 2,051,343

RAZOR Fi1edfaune 1`o, 1935 lNvNtoa James Hohe/ Pulp En,

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE James Robert lllnspringiield, Mo.

6 Claims.

This invention relates to razors and particularly a motor operated razor oi the general type disclosed in my United States Patent No. 1,929,711, granted October 10,1933.

While containing many of the features of that invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide novel blades and a simple adjusting means for the same. Other novel features will become apparent l0 from a reading oi.' the following speciilcation and will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring tothe drawing,

Figure l is a side elevational view of the com- Pietel? assembled device.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same,

Figure 3 is a Vview taken substantially along line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the assembled razor,- g Figure 5 is a view taken substantially along line 5-5 o i Figure 2 and Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of 25 the blades utilized in the invention.

,there is shown therein a mechanically operated razor having a casing consisting oi a back portion I Il and a front portion Il. It will be seen that lthe casing is so shaped as to easily t the 30 hand of the user. Suitably mounted within the front portion of the casing is an electrically operated vibrator mechanism generally indicated at I 2 connected by means of a cable .I3 which passes through an opening in the bottom of the lower portion of the casing il as indicated at |4.

Attached by means of a nut and bolt i5-or the like, within the lower end of the casing is a vibrator arm i6, which extends downwardly to a o point ad-.iacent the bottom wall .of the casing as indicated at l1 and thence upwardly longi- Referring more particularly to the drawing,v

very thin material and is provided with a series of teeth 21, the edges or blades of which extend at angles of 45'degrees from the longitudinal edge of said blade. The edges of the teeth 21 are bevelled on the outer surface to form a continuous 5 cutting edge. Being bevelled in this manner allows the skin of the user to come in contact with the cutting edge of the stationary blade throughout its length whereby a shavingaction is obtained by blade 23. 'I'he movable blade is 10 provided with a series of closely aligned parallel blades 28 having blunted ends or tips 29 which extend ior a short distance beyond the outer' ends y of the teeth of the stationary blade. The movtudinally of the casing in cooperative relation with an electromagnetic coil i3 of conventional design. 'I'he arm I6 continues to a point adjacent the upper end of the casing wh`ere it termi- 'nates infa forwardly extending arm as shown at Il, which is swlvelly connected to a pin 2 I, pre1'- erably formedintegral with a. movable blade 22, which is in coactive engagement with a stationw ary blade 23 which is held in position by means of a groove 24 cut in one side oi.' the casing and a clamp 25 at the opposite side of the casing. A U-shaped arm 26 holds the blade22 in parallelism with the blade 23.

The outer or stationary blade is formed of able blade being in contact with the stationary 15 blade, its teeth extending beyond the points of the teeth of the stationary blade and being so yclosely aligned as to prevent the skin from enthe skin from entering between them they will permit the hair to enter betweenand allow it to 30 reach the shaving edge of blade 23.

lA stroke regulating means is provided which consists of a shaft 30 threaded into the lower l portion of the casing as indicated at 3i andhavi ing aconventional screw slot 32 in its outer end. 35 The shaft 30 extends into the casing to a'point near the opposite side thereof, passing through an opening 33 in the arm I6 and terminating in a dog 34. A dog 35 is provided adjacent the threaded portion 3| and springs bear-against the dogs 35 and 34 respectively and against opposite sides of the arm I6.

In operation all that is necessary is to switch on the source of current, grasp the casing in the hand and use in the manner ofthe conventional safety razor. It will be seen that the solenoid t8 will cause a reciprocal' movement of the vibrator arm I8, and co equently a reciprocal movement of the movable b ade 22 and that the blunt ends of the teeth 23 will act as a guard for the stationary blade 23 and that vshearing action will take place between the. teeth 21 Vand 28 dueto the fact that the teeth-28 are at angles oi.' 45 degrees to the edges oi' the blades 21. 55

"It will be apparent that the regulating means operates by holding the vibrator arm I6 at varying distances from the solenoid i8, yet allows movement of the same due to the fact that the y springs I1 andi retain an operative relation in respect to the arm II and without any alteration 'more distant relation tovthe solenoid I8 to produce a shorter or longer stroke of the blade 22,. The dog 34 is threaded and coacts with the threaded terminal of the shait'lll whereby the tension of Vthe opposed springs may be adjusted in relation to each other.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example -of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangements of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of thelnvention or the scope of the appended What is claimed is:

1. A razor having a thin stationary blade provided With cutting teethff' having edges at 45 degree anglesto the blade, said teeth being beveled to a shaving edge throughout their contour, and a movable blade having parallel teeth in frictional engagement therewi 2. A razor having a thin stationary blade provided with cutting teeth having edges at 45 degree angles to the blade, said teeth being bevelled to a shaving edge throughout their contour, and a movable blade having parallel teeth in frictional engagement therewith, the latter teeth being provided with blunt ends for contact with the .skin of the user for protecting the same degree angles to the blade, s'aid blade being bev-- elled on the skin contacting side whereby the skin of the user may contact the shaving edge through the length of the blade, a, movable blade having parallel teethin frictional engagement therewith -and means for reciprocating said movable blade,

said means including a vibrator arm and a solenoid for actuating the same, means forl adjustl ing the oscillation lof said arm including opposed spring members bearing in opposite directions in a restraining manner against the vibratory movement of the said vibrator arm and adjusting means for tightening the tension of one of the spring members while simultane- A ously loosening the tension of the other spring member to bring the vibrator arm in a closer or more distant operative relation to said solenoid find means for tightening the tension of the opposed springs in relation to each other.

'4. A raz'or having a thin stationary outer shaw 5 ing blade; said blade having a toothed shaving edge, said blade having a plane inner surface and having its outer surfacevbevelled at its toothed shaving edge, said toothed shaving edge having pointed teeth whose edges are at angles with each other, said edges having bevelled outer surfaces to form continuous cutting edges, a movable blade having narrow, closely aligned, parallel blunt ended teeth, 'said last named blade being in frictional engagement with the plane upper side of l5 `said shaving blade, the teeth of said movable blade projecting beyond the points ot the teeth of said shaving blade, and means for longitudinally reciprocating said movable blade.

5. A razor having a thin stationary blade for 20 contacting the skin, said blade being provided with a toothed shaving edge the teeth of which areprovided with pointed outer ends and having cutting edges at angles of approximately 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the blade, said 25 cutting edges being bevelled on the skin contacta ing side thereof, said blade being plane on its upper side, a movable blade in frictional contact with the plane upper side of said stationary blade,

said movable blade being provided with closely 30:

aligned parallel teeth at angles of 90 degrees with said blade, said teeth having blunt outer ends and extending beyond the points of the teeth oi said iirst mentioned blade, means for reciprocat-'rv ing said movable made 1ongitudina11y of said sta- 35 tionary blade, said, means including a vibrator arm vand a solenoid for operating same, opposed spring members bearing in opposite directions against said vibrator arm to restrain the vibratory movement of said arm, adjusting means for tightening the tension of one of the spring members' 'Y while simultaneously loosening the other spring member to bring the vibrator arm in a closer or more distant operative relation to said solenoid and means fortightening the tension ot the opposed spring members in relation to each other.

j 6. Adjusting means for regulating the oscillation of the vibrator'arm of a solenoid operated vibrator, said means comprising opposed resilient means bearing in opposite directions upon said vibrator arm to restrict the movement of said arm, adjusting means for tightening the tension Y of one ofthe opposed resilient means while simultaneously loosening th'e tension oi'. the other reaillent means to causethe vibrator arm to assume a closer or more distant relation to the solenoid and means for tightening the tension ofthe opposed resilient means in relation to each other.

' JAMES ROBERT PAMPHN. 

